Enamel Jewelry
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Garnet, Enamel
1880s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s Indian Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 15k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1870s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s Italian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Unknown Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1840s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1830s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, 9k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Antique and Vintage Enamel Jewelry and Watches
From vibrant to subtle, elegant to cheeky, vintage and antique enamel jewelry and watches encompass a wide range of colors and styles, and there are almost as many techniques for creating these distinctive pieces.
Enameling is one of the oldest forms of surface decoration, used to add color to jewelry without having to rely on gemstones. Evidence of enameling goes back to ancient Greece. Throughout history, far-flung cultures favored different techniques. For example, cloisonné enamel was popular during the Byzantine Empire, while artisans living in France and Germany in the Middle Ages preferred champlevé. And Art Nouveau jewelry designers favored plique à jour.
At its core, enamel is the fusion of powdered glass to metal, and artists like enameling because it allows them to add a painterly or illustrative quality to their work.
Cloisonné (“cell” in French) is a technique in the creation of enamel jewelry that sees the use of thin wires of fine silver or gold to outline a design, which is then filled with enamel. The piece is subsequently placed in a kiln where the enamel is melted. Cloisonné is distinct because the individual wires remain visible, forming an outline of the motif.
Champlevé (“level field” in French) enamel is almost the opposite of cloisonné. In this technique, depressions in the metal are made by etching, engraving or chiseling, and then layers of enamel are built up until they rise slightly above the surface of the metal. The enamel is then fired and polished.
Guilloché is a technique in which translucent enamel is applied to a piece of metal that has had designs cut into it using a lathe. After the firing, the patterns on the metal become visible. Guilloché was made famous by Peter Carl Fabergé, whose jewelry house used the technique on many of its objets d’art as well as jewelry.
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